Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-1/-2 and nitric oxide in unruptured intracranial aneurysms.
Neurol Sci
; 31(5): 617-23, 2010 Oct.
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| ID: mdl-20635108
The biological mechanisms associated with the development and rupture of intracranial aneurysms are not fully understood. To clarify the role of VEGF and the related receptors in the pathophysiology of aneurysm, immunostaining for VEGF, VEGFR1 and VEGFR2 was performed on specimens from six unruptured aneurysms and on two specimens of normal arteries wall as a control. The results were correlated with NO concentration of CSF collected during surgery from 8 patients affected by unruptured aneurysms and in 11 control patients. The immunohistochemical data showed a different pattern of VEGF/VEGFR1/VEGFR2 in aneurysms when compared with control. The results of this preliminary study suggest an imbalance of VEGF, VEGFR1 and VEGFR2, and the interaction of VEGF and NO in the pathophysiology of unruptured aneurysms. Our data support the hypothesis of aneurysm formation associated with a loss of expression of VEGFR1, moderate expression of VEGFR2 and high concentration of nitrate.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Aneurisma Intracraniano
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Regulação da Expressão Gênica
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Receptor 1 de Fatores de Crescimento do Endotélio Vascular
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Receptor 2 de Fatores de Crescimento do Endotélio Vascular
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Óxido Nítrico
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Neurol Sci
Assunto da revista:
NEUROLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Itália